Moxie Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 www.savingdinner.com I've looked at this site off and on. Today only, their menu mailer is on sale for $27/year. I'd love to hear some IRL reviews! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrs.m Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 Check your library. You may be able to get the cookbook for free to try it out. The book has the weekly plans and recipes. We enjoyed many of the recipes in the cookbook. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crafty Mathy Mom Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 :iagree: I have one of the cookbooks. There are a few recipes that have become family favorites, but I could never follow one of the weekly plans without doing a lot of substitution. Kind of defeated the purpose for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ondreeuh Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 I did a bunch of their freezer meals, and they were good! I wish there was a way to just choose the recipes you want to use, and then it would figure out the shopping list and prep. I'm a little too lazy to do that myself, but I probably should. (sigh) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twoforjoy Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 The Saving Dinner recipes were very hit-or-miss with my family. A few we loved, a bunch were okay, and some were just not very good at all. I've had more luck with E-Mealz. I honestly can't think of one recipe they've had that didn't go over well with my family. But it might just depend on what your family likes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Running the race Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 www.savingdinner.com I've looked at this site off and on. Today only, their menu mailer is on sale for $27/year. I'd love to hear some IRL reviews! I love the cookbook and use it all the time for individual recipes. I have a child with food allergies, so I can't just take the week of recipes and go shopping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellyndria Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 I wish there was a way to just choose the recipes you want to use, and then it would figure out the shopping list and prep. I'm a little too lazy to do that myself, but I probably should. (sigh) I do believe they have this service if you have a Menu Mailer subscription. It's a bit extra, but you're supposed to be able to pick and choose which recipes you want, and print out the exact shopping list you would need for just those recipes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veritaserum Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 (edited) I've used the book and subscribed to the menu mailer. I just resubscribed again last week. I was in a "what's for dinner" funk. This helps. :) I do make a few substitutions here and there, but I keep the general meal plan. For example, one of the dinners last week was a shrimp stir fry. My family doesn't eat shrimp, so I used chicken instead. I like the service. :) Edited May 4, 2011 by Veritaserum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalicoKat Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 www.savingdinner.com I've looked at this site off and on. Today only, their menu mailer is on sale for $27/year. I'd love to hear some IRL reviews! I used their menu mailer. When they started repeating I canceled my subscription. It was fun and I got a few new family favs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moxie Posted May 4, 2011 Author Share Posted May 4, 2011 I used their menu mailer. When they started repeating I canceled my subscription. It was fun and I got a few new family favs. How long did it take before it started repeating? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tohru Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 :lurk5: I have her book and some of it is really good, so I'm interested in other's experience too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny_Weatherwax Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 I have the cookbook and my family loves some of the recipes. My DD asked me to make one of them the other day. As with any cookbook you will not like all of the recipes. There are certainly some in SD that I won't make again. There are quite a few, however, that my family asks for over and over. I tend to use it more in the fall and winter. Those recipes are great. We are on the run so much in the summer with 4H, scouts and tennis that I have never really used the summer section. Maybe I will this summer.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 I subscribed for about a year. After a while I noticed some of the recipes were the similar with slightly different ingredients or a different name. I have the first 3 volumes of the freezer meals and they're okay, but there are also a lot of recipes I never used. I do like the cookbook though. The meals are easy and most of the ones we tried were good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalicoKat Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 How long did it take before it started repeating? @ the 3 month mark I think I started wondering. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 I've subscribed to the Menu Mailer twice. For some reason, I've found her books easier for me to use. I just ask a family member to choose a seasonal menu (there are 6-8 weekly menus for each season) and I go shopping. There have been very few recipes my family disliked. We have the regular Saving Dinner book and Saving Dinner the Vegetarian Way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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